Ban Ho Mosque

The Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Thai: มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ; Chinese: 王和清真寺; pinyin: wánghéqīngzhēnsì), near the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, is one of the biggest mosques in the province, and also one of the seven mosques in Chiang Mai, Thailand, founded by Chinese migrants.

Ban Ho Mosque
มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ
On the left is the prayer hall, and on the right is the educational hall
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Chiang Mai
Country	Thailand
Location of the mosque in Thailand
Coordinates	18°47′12″N 99°0′4″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Completed	19th century
Minaret	Two

History

The mosque was built in nineteenth century by a group of Chinese people, called Chin Haw (Chin Ho) or Hui, mostly from Yunnan Province. The present-day buildings were built later, in Arabic, rather than Chinese-style, except in front of the prayer hall, where there is the Chinese phrase, "清真寺" or qingzhensi, which means a mosque (literally 'temple of purity and truth').

Education

Every Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for young Muslims, from 08:00 to the noon prayer (dhuhr). Every year the mosque enrolls, gratis, 20 students who cannot afford government school.

Imams

Name	Thai Name	Tenure
Imam Ma Yuting (马雨亭)	Pirun Maipaphot	1925-47
Imam Li Renfu (李仁普)		1947-76
Imam Masuliang	Surin Mancharas	1976-79
Imam Matinghua Ibrahim		1979-93
Imam Na Sun Ching		1993-99
Imam Changfu Saephan (Ibrahim)		1999-Present

Gallery

• 
  Chinese: 清真寺; pinyin: qingzhensi, meaning mosque
• 
  The left minaret of the mosque
• 
  The main building

See also

• Islam in Thailand
• List of mosques in Thailand

External links

Media related to Ban Ho Mosque at Wikimedia Commons